Church history -- Indiana
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 95 Collections and/or Records:
Gaston Methodist Episcopal Church collection
Collection — Folder S1318
Identifier: S1318
Scope and Contents
Two booklets in this collection were published by the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Gaston, Indiana. The first is a souvenir program published for the February 21, 1904 dedication of their third building. It includes etchings and photographs of people as well as local business advertisements. The second booklet is the annual financial report for the year ending April 3, 1911. Reverend George H. Redding was pastor. The report lists names of subscribers with the amount pledged...
Dates:
1904 and 1911
Gertrude McDaniel, "Centenary Methodist Church Centennial" essay
Collection — Folder S2149
Identifier: S2149
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a typewritten copy of "Centenary Methodist Church Centennial," an essay written by Gertrude McDaniel in 1966. The essay includes a list of living descendants of the following original trustees of the church: Peter Slaughter, Andrew Wright, and Cyrus Watson. Two other trustees, Joel Rowe and William Gresham, are listed without descendants.
Dates:
1966
Gibson County, Providence Primitive Baptist Church collection
Collection — Folder S1824
Identifier: S1824
Scope and Contents
This collection includes three typescript copies of the judicial business of the Providence Primitive Baptist Church of Gibson County, Indiana. Ranging from 1827 to 1845, the thirty case records consist of charges brought against members of the congregation for various transgressions, including intoxication, immoral conduct and non-attendance, anger and abrupt language, non-payment of debts, and dancing the Virginia reel.
Dates:
1827-1845
Gladys P. Pyle collection
Collection — Folder S1733
Identifier: S1733
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a service of dedication from the Marshall Federated Church in Marshall, Indiana
on 1966/06/26.
Dates:
1966/06/26
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Gladys P. Pyle collection
Gonzaga Council No. 612, Young Men's Institute of St. Andrew Church, Richmond, Indiana collection
Collection — Folder S3340
Identifier: S3340
Scope and Contents
There is one item in this collection, a 48-page booklet entitled "Souvenir, Ruby Jubilee, 1908-1948, Gonzaga Council No. 612, Young Men's Institute of St. Andrew Church, Richmond, Indiana, St. Andrew Parish Directory." The first eleven pages give a history of the men's club with a chronology of significant events. Pages 13-43 list members in order by street names. From pages 43 through 45, members by Richmond rural routes are given. Members of the parish who live in other towns are recorded on...
Dates:
1908-1948
Grace Methodist Church, "Out of the Wilderness" centennial pageant script
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: S2154
Scope and Contents
This collection includes two copies of the script for "Out of the Wilderness," a pageant staged on October 19, 1944 in the Grace Methodist Church auditorium in Kokomo, Indiana. The pageant includes six episodes that present the past, present and future of the church as told by "Eagerheart" to "Methodism."
Dates:
1944
Harrisburg Christian Church collection
Collection — Folder S1865
Identifier: S1865
Scope and Contents
This collection includes photostat copies of the record book of the Harrisburg Christian Church of Fayette County, Indiana, with entries ranging from 1865 to 1917 regarding church officers, church membership rolls, the July 18, 1906 all day church meeting, and church board meeting minutes. The collection also includes a copy of "The Christian Church, Harrisburg, Fayette County, Indiana, September 23, 1865 to November 8, 1917," a typewritten 29-page transcription of the church records presented...
Dates:
1865-1917, 1975
Henrietta G. Rogers, "The Early Churches of Jefferson County, Indiana" essay
Collection — Folder S2146
Identifier: S2146
Scope and Contents
This collection includes a copy of "The Early Churches of Jefferson County, Indiana," an essay prepared by Henrietta G. Rogers for the Current Events Club of Madison (circa 1920s). Her thirty-two page paper is divided into ten sections under the following headings: "The Early Churches of Jefferson County, Indiana," "The Early Methodist Church of Jefferson County," "The United Presbyterian Church of Jefferson County," "The Presbyterian Church of Jefferson County," "Presbyterianism in Hanover,"...
Dates:
circa 1920s
Herbert Heller collection
Collection
Identifier: L220
Scope and Contents
This collection largely contains research notes, clippings, and transcriptions of original material compiled by Herbert Heller in Indiana for his historical research, ranging from 1831 to 1951 and undated, regarding local history of churches, schools, and people, including notes for his dissertation on the education of African Americans in Indiana during the 19th century.The typed transcripts include the diary of Lenna L. Hadley of Mooresville, Indiana (1890-1891); the personal...
Dates:
circa 1940-1983
Found in:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
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Herbert Heller collection
Hibernia Christian Church collection
Collection — Folder S2077
Identifier: S2077
Scope and Contents
This collection includes "Events Since the Remodeling and Rededication of Hibernia Church in 1960: Tragedy and Sorrow or a Blessing in Disquise?", an essay written by church historian Mrs. Buford E. (Effie Pearl) Bower in September 1966. The typewritten document details the response of the church and community following the 1965 lightning stike that damaged the more than 100 year old church. The essay includes a 1966 black-and-white photograph of the newly built church building; a newspaper...
Dates:
1960-1965
